It sounds like Dave is trying to use the content of a text file on the file system, not from a flow file.
Dave, can you describe the use case in more detail? There are a couple processors that use files from the file system (e.g., ReplaceTextWithMapping), but I can't tell if it would fit in your case. On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Joe Witt <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave > > You can use ExtractText processor to promote content or portion(s) of > content for a flowfile attribute and can use expression language from > there to adjust as needed. > > Thanks > > On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 12:16 PM, David Leighton > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > What is the best way to update a NiFi attribute based on the contents of > a text file (not a flow file)? > > Is there an expression language mechanism that supports this? > > > > Thanks, > > Dave L > > > > ========================================================= > > David Leighton, Network+, Security+ > > Bridges Consulting, Inc. > > Application Developer IV > > Main: 301-974-6200 | Direct: 667-812-0605 > > 2701 Technology Drive, Suite 210 > > Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 > > > > [http://www.bridges-inc.com/sc-admin/uploads/bridges-logo- > tagline1red-small90high-wka7.png] > > > > Trusted experts. Intentional culture. Limitless opportunities. > > Join our cybersolutions team! bridges-inc.com<http://www. > bridges-inc.com/> > > > > This email may contain confidential information and should not be used > by anyone who is not the original intended recipient; if you have received > this email in error, please delete and notify the sender. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------- > > This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered > safely by Mimecast. > > For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------- > -- I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength. *-Philippians 4:12-13*
